Korea News Releases

June 03, 2013 10:28

GM Korea Donates 36 Vehicles to Social Welfare Facilities Provides “Beautiful Feet” for Those in Need

The GM Korea Employee Foundation, a social welfare organization established by GM Korea employees, donated 36 vehicles today to social welfare facilities across Korea. A vehicle donation ceremony w

May 31, 2013 17:14

Pandora TV Presents the Exclusive Telecast of Absolute Ensemble Performance

Pandora TV, a global multimedia specialist, will be presenting a two-day exclusive live telecast of “Absolute Tango” performances by Absolute Ensemble, led by Kristian Jarvi of the Jarvi family fame,

May 30, 2013 16:11

LG OPTIMUS G PRO ARRIVES IN ASIA

LG Electronics (LG) is demonstrating its commitment to the premium smartphone market in Asia with the introduction of its flagship smartphone, Optimus G Pro, in the rest of the region. Originally intr

May 30, 2013 11:13

Hitler, Kim Jong-un, and Slurs from Japan's Abe

The recent sluices of slurs by Japanese rightist politicians including Prime Minister Shinzo Abe have caused a worldwide anger. They are provoking a strong backlash inside Japan too, but the rightist

May 28, 2013 17:19

LG INTRODUCES NEW NEXUS 4 WHITE

LG Electronics (LG) today announced the launch of Nexus 4 White, the newest edition of the popular smartphone developed in collaboration with Google. Nexus 4 White features the same stellar Android™ e

May 28, 2013 11:33

New Salary Checker App for Professionals in Korea - Robert Walters

Professionals in Korea can now compare their salaries to similar roles at multinational companies with the redesigned Salary Checker app, launched recently by recruitment consultancy Robert Walters. R

May 23, 2013 11:01

SparkLabs Selects Ten Companies for Its Second Class and Expands Beyond Korea

SparkLabs (www.sparklabs.co.kr), a startup accelerator in Korea, has selected its second class of companies. The companies range from subscription e-commerce to productivity applications to search, an

May 23, 2013 11:01

Samsung GALAXY S4 Hits 10 Million Milestone in First Month

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. today announced that global channel sales of its GALAXY S4, a life companion for a richer, fuller, simpler life, has surpassed 10 million units sold in less than one mont

May 23, 2013 10:51

Citibank Korea Launches ‘Citicard Premium Beauty Service’

Citibank Korea (CEO Yung-Ku Ha, www.citibank.co.kr) launched ‘Citicard Premium Beauty Service’, offering discounts at premium hair salons, spas and medical centers to all cardholders on May 23rd. C

May 23, 2013 09:49

Ssangyong Motor receives KRW 80 billion paid-in capital for stock

Ssangyong Motor (CEO Lee Yoo Il; www.smotor.com), part of the USD 15.9 billion Mahindra Group, announced on May 23, 2013 that the full payment of 80 billion won for the new shares has been received fr

May 22, 2013 09:54

WEBGATE released the world’s first HDcctv certified Fiber-Optic Converter 4 models

Daemyung Enterprise, WEBGATE division that obtained the world’s first HDcctv certificates of HD-CCTV camera, DVR, converter products, and won the “Compliance Leadership Award” for two consecutive year

May 21, 2013 09:36

S-OIL offers “Jeju Healing Camp” for firefighters and their spouses

S-OIL (CEO: Nasser Al-Mahasher) invited 70 firefighters and their spouses (140 people in total) to the “S-OIL Healing Camp” on Jeju Island for two nights and three days from May 20 through to 22. T

May 20, 2013 11:00

Samsung Launches ‘Samsung Smart App Challenge 2013’

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd, a leader in mobile technology and digital solutions, today introduced the Samsung Smart App Challenge 2013, a global app competition aimed at finding new applications uti

May 16, 2013 09:57

Samsung GALAXY S4 Becomes World’s First TCO Certified Smartphone

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. announced today that the Samsung GALAXY S4 is TCO Certified, the first smartphone to be awarded such an honor. TCO Development, an independent body that focuses on sustai

May 16, 2013 08:48

LG TO UPDATE GOOGLE TV WITH LATEST ANDROID 4.2.2. JELLY BEAN OS

LG Electronics(LG) today announced that its Google TVs will be updated with the latest version of the Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean operating system. Available in the third quarter, the update will enable

May 16, 2013 08:41

LG COMMERCIALIZES FIRST SMARTPHONE WITH PRIVACY AND BUSINESS VIRTUALIZATION TECHNOLOGY IN U.S.

LG Electronics(LG) announced that its Optimus Vu: — known as Intuition in the United States — is the first commercialized smartphone in the U.S. on the Verizon Wireless Network to offer Privacy and Bu

May 10, 2013 11:34

e2v Image Sensors Study the Earth‘s Vegetation on Board Proba-V, ESA’s Newly Launched Microsatellite

On 7th May, e2v high performance image sensors were launched into space on board Proba-V, an Earth observation microsatellite operated by ESA which has been specifically designed to chart global veget

May 09, 2013 11:23

LG TO OFFER LTE TDD SMARTPHONES IN TARGET MARKETS

Following the successful demonstration of its Long Term Evolution Time Division Duplexing (LTE TDD) service at Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2013, LG Electronics (LG) will today commence the worldwide r

May 07, 2013 10:22

Citibank Korea Inc. launches “May - Family Month” event with Outback coupons and sports tickets

Citibank Korea Inc.(CEO Yung-Ku Ha, www.citibank.co.kr) offers plentiful benefits to all Citicard customers(Citi BC, check, corporate cards excluded) including Outback Steakhouse 10,000 KRW discount c

May 06, 2013 15:12

LG IPS COLORPRIME MONITOR NAMED BEST PHOTO MONITOR AT 2013 TIPA AWARDS

LG Electronics (LG) announced that its ColorPrime (27EA83) monitor has been named the “Best Photo Monitor” of 2013 by the Technical Image Press Association (TIPA). Ideal for filmmakers, photographers

May 03, 2013 14:00

Novelis Introduces High-Recycled Content Aluminum for Beverage Cans, Launches World’s First Recycled Content Certification Program

Novelis, the world leader in aluminum rolling and recycling, today announced the commercial availability of the industry’s first independently certified, high-recycled content aluminum designed specif

May 03, 2013 09:47

Citibank Korea to offer Mustoy Experiential Event to celebrate the Family Month of May

Citibank Korea (www.citibank.co.kr) will run co-promotion event with Mustoy (www.mustoy.com) at its Myungdong Joongang branch. Citibank Korea is planning to offer various value added services and bene

May 02, 2013 14:55

WEBGATE, HD-CCTV presentation in Secutech 2013

Daemyung Enterprise, WEBGATE division(www.webgateinc.com) made a presentation at GDSF(Global Digital Surveillance Forum) seminar with the theme of “How to consolidate the system with HD-CCTV” on April

May 02, 2013 14:00

GM Korea Reports April Sales of 58,899 Vehicles

GM Korea Company announced today that it sold 58,899 vehicles in April, including 10,260 vehicles in the domestic market and 48,639 complete vehicles in export markets. GM Korea’s sales in Korea we

May 02, 2013 09:37

Citibank introduces a new “Citi Savings Account”: the interest grows like Bean Sprouts

Citibank Korea Inc. (CEO Yung-Ku Ha, www.citibank.co.kr) launches a new free debit and credit deposit “Citi Savings Account” that offers interest rates up to 3.6%p.a. (before tax, as of May 2, 2013) a

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